Walton County News

Mary Jo Dally Whitley Mary Jo Dally Whitley died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the age of 86.

Dee Die McElhannon Dee Die McElhannon, age 80 of Monroe, died on June 27, 2009. She was born in Walton County on June 2, 1929 to the late Dan Howington and the late Elise Shadburn Howington.

While many residents will gather at one of the many public festivities being held throughout the county, others will be celebrating the Fourth of July at their own homes.

After years without being used, the Walton County Soil and Water District plans to restore Matthews Park's environmental study area for local schools and residents.

The three men who allegedly beat a Loganville couple during a home invasion did not choose their victims randomly, police said.

An off-duty Gwinnett County firefighter was arrested by Monroe police last week for allegedly exposing himself to a woman in front of her home.

A Walton County woman who was severely beaten in a home invasion in May, has died.

While summer officially just arrived, summer-like conditions have been around for weeks.

The Walton County District Attorney's Office announced in court Monday its intention to seek the death penalty in the murder trial of Nicholas Crawford.

When Josh Rabine's first child was born, he was in absentia. In the military at the time, Rabine wasn't there for the birth of Roam, now 7, and missed many of a child's milestones most parents usually have the opportunity to enjoy.

Local officials are not waiting for gangs in the area to become a serious problem.

It started with voices raised in worship and heads bowed in prayer and ended with water balloons catapulted across the ball fields.

Authorities in Walton County called in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for assistance Tuesday after explosive devices were found in a vacant foreclosed home.

Leah Pierson of Athens lifts her hand to the crowd as she crosses the stage to receive her diploma Thursday at the Classic Center during Athens Technical College's GED graduation ceremony.

Gridlock. That's how county Board of Commissioners Chairman Kevin Little described some traffic conditions in Walton County.

Officials from across the county declared the groundbreaking for the city's new General Mills distribution center as the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Results are in for the Georgia High School Graduation Test and while one system saw improvements, test results from the other were down from last year.

Charging more to dump trash at the Athens-Clarke Landfill does not appear to be encouraging recycling, as officials said it would when they raised the fee last year.

With the belief an educated citizenry makes for a better community, the Walton County Quality Growth Committee will host a traffic and transportation forum on behalf of Board of Commissioners Chairman Kevin Little.

People across Walton County came to commemorate the fallen in honor of Memorial Day.